Hang On Hang On Tab

by Amos Lee
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This version is directly tabbed from the New Moon album, and has been painstakingly checked for accuracy, for those of you who are looking for every little nuance in Amos Lee's picking style in this song. Other solo and YouTube versions will differ as Amos plays them slightly differently and sometimes in a different key. Feel free to comment or email me - Enjoy :-).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Gb
Capo: no capo
Author mgray1 [pro] 175. Last edit on Jan 11, 2019
Hang on Hang on: by Amos Lee
Album: New Moon
Tabbed by: Martin Gray
email: mgray@iinet.net.au
January 2019
 
*This version is as played on the album New Moon. Lyrics are shortened to fit tab position
 
Drop all strings one semitone. (Tune to Eb)
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---0---0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------3--2---------|
E|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|
                                                                We never
[Verse]
 
e|----------------------3--------3------------------------------------------|
B|---------0----------1----1-1-1---1-1--------0-0---------------------------|
G|------0h2------2-0---0----0---0---0------0h2------------------------------|
D|--0-----0--0----0-----------0---0----0-----0------------------------------|
A|------------------=3----3------------------------3--2---------------------|
E|-3---3----3---3---------------------3---3----3----------------------------|
  left you                We never.... day       We never          
 
 
e|-----------------------3--------3------------------------------0----------|
B|---------0----0------1----1-1-1---1-1---------0------1-----3--------------|
G|------0h2--0h2--2--0--0----0---0---0-------0h2-----2-----2---2---2--------|
D|--0-----0----0----0----------0---------0-----0--0---0--0--0---0---0-------|
A|--------------------3----3------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3----3---3------------------2----3---3----3--3---3-3---3---3---------|
   left you                Even though it felt...                   Couldn't
 
 
e|---0---3---3------------0---0---------3-----3-2-0-------------------------|
B|-----1---1---1-1---0-1h3--3---1-1---1-----1-------3-1-0-------------------|
G|------0---0---0--0---------0---0--2--2--2--2------------2-0---------------|
D|--2---------------0--------------0-0---0-0------------------2-------------|
A|-0--0---0---0---2---2----2---2--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   hold you     but you didn't....held anyway                    So
 
[Chorus]
 
Em   D   G    C         C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C         C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C
Hang on, hang on
 
e|-0--0--------3-------3----------3------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1-1---1---1-1-1---1-1---0h1-1-0-0-------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-----0---0---0---0-----------2--------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--------0---0-------------------------------------------|
A|----------0---0----------------------- 3--2--------------------------------|
E|----------------------2---3-3----------------------------------------------|
             'Cause you already.. alone. We never
 
[Verse]
 
e|-----------------------3--------3------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--0--------1----1-1-1----1-1------0---0--------------------------|
G|------0h2------2-0----0----0---0----0----0h2--2----------------------------|
D|--0-----0--0----0------------0---------0---0---0---------------------------|
A|-------------------3----3-------------------------3--2---------------------|
E|-3---3----3---3------------------2---3--3----3-----------------------------|
   failed you                Even though... way     We never 
 
 
e|------------3----------3--------3------------------------------------------|
B|----------0----------1----1-1-1---1-1----------0------1-----1h3---3---3----|
G|----------------2--0--0----0---0---0--------0h2-----2-----2-----2---2------|
D|--0---0----0------0----------0----------0-----0--0---0--0--0-----0---0-----|
A|--------------------3----3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3--3-----------------2----3---3----3--3---3-3-----3---3-------|
   left you                  Hurt to see...
 
 
e|----3---3---3-------3---3---3-------3----0---0--------------3-2----2-3-2-0-|
B|--1---1---1---1-1-1---1---1---1-1-1---1h3--3---1-1-------1---------1-1-1-1-|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---------2--------2-2-2-2-|
D|---------------------------------------------------0--0------------0-0-0-0-|
A|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---3---3----3---3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        And I would have stayed...        But it didn't work...           So
 
[Chorus]
 
Em   D   G    C         C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C         C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C
Hang on, hang on
 
e|-0--0--0--------3-------3----------------0-------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1-1---1---1-1-1---1-1------0-1-3---3-1-0-------------------------|
G|---0--0--0-----0---0---0---0----0-2--------------2-0---------------------|
D|---------------------0--------0------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2---3-3-----------------------------------------|
             ..morning comes you won't be here alone..
 
[Bridge]
 
D       C               G                D
  Say a lovers prayer a lovers prayer is all we've known
 Am     G                      D
  Say a lovers prayer as we're standing there in the shadow stone
D       Am               G                D
  Say a lovers prayer a lovers prayer is all we've known
Am      G               D
  Say a lovers prayer............
 
 
[Chorus]
 
              C       C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C       C5
Hang on, hang on
Em   D   G    C
Hang on, hang on....
 
  (soft)
e|-0--0--0-----|
B|--1--1--1-1--|
G|---0--0--0---|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
 
e|----3-------3--------------3-------3-------3--------------------3-------3-----|
B|--1---1-1-1---1-1------0-------0-1---1-1-1---1-1---0-1-3------1---1-1-1---1-1-|
G|---0---0---0---0----0h2--2---2----0---0---0---0--2-------------0---0---0---0--|
D|---------0--------0---0---0---0---------0---------0---0--0--0--------0--------|
A|-0---0--------------------------0---0------------------------0---0------------|
E|-------------2---3-3----3---3---------------2---3---3---3--3-------------2----|
  ..morning comes.... alone     when morning comes...          when moning ... 
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---0-------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0-2---2---2---2---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0----------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
B|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----0------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3--------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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RobLuttrell
I love this song. Thanks for the awesome effort.
+1